Problems with Vintage 1945
I recently purchased the above watch with small seconds and power reserve new. I wore the watch for a couple of weeks and it kept fairly good time losing about 4 seconds per day consistently. I put the watch away for about a month and now even when fully wound it just seems to stop inexplicably. The balance wheel seems to turn erratically than stop. Also I noticed when I took it out of storage the power reserve indicator had not returned to zero. These problems seem to be lessening as I wear the watch now for a few days. I was told that the watches are sometimes 'tight' when they come from the factory and need to be worn for awhile. Has anyone else experienced something similar to this as I have not seen it before with other new watches? I'm sure everyone cringes at the thought of having to send a new watch back to be opened up at the service center. Thanks all as always for any input.
Jim
I´d recomend to get in touch with your AD
G'day,
if it´s new (that is, bought from an authorized dealer within the warranty period), i´d personally try to work it out with the AD who sold it.
Usually models bearing movement based on a GP3XXX caliber, which includes reference 25850, are known to be trouble-free and reliable.
On the other hand, as with anything hand-made (and all GP´s propietory calibers are finished and assembled by hand), exceptions are hard to prevent. But that´s what the warranty is for and therefore best to do is to get in touch with your AD.
Cheers,
Peter
vintage1945
Hi. Thanks Peter as always for your timely response. Maybe the fact that the symptoms are improving as I wear the watch reflects the 'personality' of a watch that just wants to be run!
Jim